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Greetings & Salutations! October is here with cooler temperatures! I hope everyone really enjoyed summer and Labor Day! It is time for scenic walks and drives with the changing yellow, orange and red leaves on the trees!

Our Leaf Day Pickup Dates are 11/29/16 & 12/11/2016!

Celebrate the abundance of apples and pears!!! 2016 Apple Tasting Event! Portland Nursery at 5050 SE Stark Friday-Sunday October 14 - 16 Every day during the event: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Remember...

The Meeting Is next Wednesday, October 19, 2016!!!

Meetings are scheduled for 6:00 pm and are held at: Pacific Crest Community School 116 NE 29th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97232 See you there!!!

Be sure to enjoy the Fall events, festivals, concerts and all Portland has to offer!

Do you have a great idea for strengthening your neighborhood? Revive a forgotten city tradition? Host a civics workshop? Organize a tenant rights forum? Paint an intersection mural? Create a community garden?

SE Uplift invites Portlanders like you to shape and create your neighborhood by applying for a Neighborhood Small Grant.

The goals of the Neighborhood Small Grant Program are to increase the number and diversity of people who are involved and engaged in the broader community; strengthen community capacity to create change by building community leadership, identity, skills, relationships and partnerships; and increase community impact on public decisions and community life.

Only 45 Portlanders testified at the Comprehensive Plan Early Implementation Package Hearing. An additional 30 more people signed up but the meeting ran out of time.

Still time to testify People who signed up on October 6 but did not have an opportunity to speak will be called first to testify at another hearing on October 13, 2016, at 2 p.m.. Others will be allowed to sign up, but there may be a wait of an hour or more.

Sign-in sheets will be available in front of Council Chambers about an hour before the hearing, which begins at 2 p.m.

Fall has started in Portland and so has the rainy season. That means it's time to watch out for clogged storm drains. Portland's storm drains help drain storm water quickly and efficiently and keep our streets safe.

But when drains get clogged with fallen leaves and other debris, it can lead to ponding water in our streets and at our intersections. That makes it harder to drive, walk, bike and roll around town.

Portland Bureau of Transportation crews work hard to keep the drains clear. But with over 58,000 drains in the city, they can't get to all of them.

When clearing a storm drain, please keep these tips in mind:

If possible, clear the drain before it starts raining.

Clear from the sidewalk, not the street. Wear reflective clothing so vehicles can see you.

Always wear gloves and be careful of sharp objects!

Use a rake, shovel, or broom - not your hands.

Watch out for traffic. Don't clear drains that are in the middle of a street.

Be careful of standing water to avoid slipping or stepping on sharp objects.

Nextdoor NE Kerns, a private neighborhood social network that requires your address to join. Kerns is broken down into 2 sections, inner and outer. This page is not moderated by the KNA. Examples of how people are using Nextdoor: sharing events, asking for recommendations, organizing a community-wide yard sale, setting up playdates, getting the word out about a break-in, finding a lost pet, or planning for an emergency.